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John Fraunceys (Francis), former sheriff of London. Fraunceys (Francis) John King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/221/11035
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/221/11035
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1397-1398]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Fraunceys (Francis), former sheriff of London.
- Name(s)
- Fraunceys (Francis), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- sheriff of London
- Nature of request
- John Fraunceys states that, following a writ from Syward to his predecessors as sheriffs of London regarding a debt of £140 owed by Preston, Preston was duly taken and imprisoned. He and Vyvent, now dead, then took responsibility on their appointment, but following a writ of exigend from the common bench brought by Furnivale against Preston, they delivered Preston to that court, and he was committed to the Fleet prison. However, a clerk mistakenly recorded that Preston was committed to the sheriffs, to be returned to the common bench at a given day, when in fact he was never returned to them. Syward has now sued a writ against him, accusing him of allowing Preston to go free in return for the £140 debt by means of the false enrolment. Fraunceys therefore requests that the chancellor summon before him the Warden of the Fleet and the Clerk of the Common Bench, in order to examine the matter and correct the error in the roll.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king, by assent of parliament, wills that the chancellor call before him the warden of the Fleet and the clerks of the Common Bench, and examine them in the presence of the justices of the common bench as to the truth of this, and make whatever corrections seem right. And also send a writ of supersedeas to the same justices to stay the plea.
- Places mentioned
- London
- New Sarum (Salisbury), Wiltshire
- Derbyshire
- Fleet Prison, [London].
- People mentioned
- John Syward of Derbyshire
- John Preston of Salisbury, merchant
- John Walcote, former sheriff of London
- John Loneye, former sheriff of London
- Thomas Vyvent, former sheriff of London
- Thomas Furnivale (Furnival)
- [Roger Sapperton], Warden of the Fleet Prison
- Clerk of the Common Bench.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The memorandum at SC 8/221/11046 notes that this petition was presented to the parliament held at Westminster and Shrewsbury between 17 September 1397 and 31 January 1398.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a document in French also recounting the details of the enquiry see SC 8/221/11047
For a memorandum recording the presentation of this petition to the 1397-8 parliament, and the findings of the subsequent enquiry, see SC 8/221/11046
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334595/
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